The Daily Friend Show

Too "white" for water? | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius discuss the government's new draft water use regulations and their racial quotas. They also discuss the comments on NHI from the private sector.

19 Jul 2023 10AM 11 min

South Africa is running out of money and government wont fix it

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Makone Maja, and, Marius Roodt. They chat about the state of SA's fiscus, the potential for our tourism industry to shine, and the upcoming by-elections.

18 Jul 2023 9AM 30 min

Zuma goes to Russia!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Chris Hattingh. They discuss the court ruling which should send Zuma back to jail, except that he has suddenly gone to Russia. They also discuss the ANC's likely vote share and take a closer look at Maimane's Build One SA…

17 Jul 2023 8AM 33 min

"I did burn Parliament"

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Nicholas Lorimer, and Gerbrandt van Heerden. They discuss the racist outburst in court of the man accused of burning down Parliament. They also chat about the country's infrastructure problems with a focus on Eskom and load shedding, the "price gouging" of gas, and…

13 Jul 2023 8AM 29 min

Can't read? Can't write? Try politics! | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the report that 300 councilors in KZN can't read or write. They also chat about the latest political party.

12 Jul 2023 11AM 13 min

Who is behind SA's economic sabotage ?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Michael Morris, Genevieve Labuschange, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the latest incidents of truck burning on the N3 and N4 highways. They also chat about the fight over who gets to keep the municipal cars in a KZN municipality and Paul Mashatile's play for power.

11 Jul 2023 8AM 29 min

Government: You will get NHI and you will like it

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan, and Michael Morris. They discuss the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHI) and the South African social grants system.

10 Jul 2023 8AM 29 min

Power to the provinces!

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Nicholas Lorimer, and Gerbrandt van Heerden. They discuss the DA's forthcoming Provincial Powers Bill, they also chat about COSATU's strike for better living conditions, the lack of dams built across SA, South Africans looking overseas for their children's education, and the launch of…

6 Jul 2023 8AM 33 min

Criminals draining our lifeblood | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas and Michael discuss the incredible waste of time and money spent on replacing stolen infrastructure. They also discuss the latest with the V.I.P protection unit assault and Zuma's failed attempt to prosecute Ramaphosa.

5 Jul 2023 8AM 11 min

Lawless unaccountable thuggery

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Marius Roodt, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss the video showing members of the VIP protection unit beating people on the N1 highway. They also discuss the state of opposition politics across the country with reference to the upcoming Moonshot national convention and they…

4 Jul 2023 8AM 31 min

Eskom's new scheme to limit your power

Today's Daily Friend Show with Dr. John Endres, Nicholas Lorimer, and Terence Corrigan. Eskom's new plan to "load limit" electricity supply and the state of load-shedding. They also discuss the threat to mining jobs as a result of the collapsing rail networks and they go over the U.S. supreme court…

3 Jul 2023 8AM 32 min

SA is losing trillions to violence every year

Today's Daily Friend Show with Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer, and Michael Morris. They discuss the incredible impact of violence on South African society. The lack of expenditure on capital budgets across the country's metros and a clash between the Tshwane metro cops and the City of Tshwane.

29 Jun 2023 8AM 31 min

Un-constructing SA's railways | Daily Friend Wrap

Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon discuss the backwards progress of a rail line from Eskom's Majuba powerplant, the court room defeat of the Minister of Home Affairs on the ZEP and the future political fortunes of Ace Magashule.

28 Jun 2023 10AM 11 min

Zondo: Parliament wont stop state capture

Today's Daily Friend Show with Makone Maja, Terence Corrigan, and Nicholas Lorimer. They discuss comments made last week by Chief Justice Zondo on how he believes parliament has not reformed itself in the wake of the state capture commission. They also talk about how deeply in debt ordinary South Africans…

27 Jun 2023 8AM 31 min

Froneman: we're bringing down crime lords, with or without government

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Marius Roodt. They discuss the plans of Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman to tackle crime lords. They also discuss positive developments in Nigeria and Eskom's plans for private-public partnerships.

26 Jun 2023 8AM 31 min

Court says no to EFF land invasion incitement

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer and Sara Gon. They discuss a victory for AfriForum in court against the EFF, comments by Eskom's outgoing legal head, the opening of an inquest docket into the death of former minister Joemat-Pettersson and the arrest of a man implicated in crimes by…

22 Jun 2023 8AM 30 min

Anti-foreigner violence on the streets of Pretoria

Today's Daily Friend show with Nicholas Lorimer, Gerbrandt van Heerden, and Terence Corrigan. They discuss the ransacking of some foreign informal traders by a group of "concerned citizens" and the issue of immigration and they discuss the EFF's attacks on the NHI.

21 Jun 2023 8AM 29 min

Shifting sands in SA politics?

In today’s TDF Show Marius Roodt, Terence Corrigan, and first-time guest, Genevieve Labuschagne discuss comments made by Gayton McKenzie on the South African political landscape. They also talk about warnings that South Africa’s foreign policy is emerging as a risk for investors and ask whether South Africa should be assisting…

21 Jun 2023 3AM 32 min

‘Plane’ incompetence in Poland

Sara Gon, Michael Morris and Marius Roodt disentangle the diplomatic disaster surrounding the President’s support plane for his trip to Ukraine and Russia. They discuss the article by Terence Corrigan in today’s Daily Friend positing that the shattering of our illusions of ANC rule is a good thing, and BUSA’s…

21 Jun 2023 3AM 33 min

NHI will be the ultimate looting frenzy

Makone Maja, Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan moot the real objectives of the NHI Bill and discuss the comments from public health officials since its passing at the National Assembly. They discuss the IRR's education report which proposes education vouchers as a solution to the public education system and close…

15 Jun 2023 8AM 33 min